2nd Children’s Rights Research Symposium

October 2014

University College Cork

Description:

The emphasis is on a community of researchers (senior and junior) working together to further children's rights. Some sessions are aimed at inspiring through sharing/developing research: possibilities include sharing research on one of the general principles of the CRC or opening space for deliberation on an under-developed area of children's rights/topical issue (for example, decision-making towards the post 2015 development agenda). Other sessions are aimed at supporting more junior researchers through opening spaces for skills development (presenting and chairing) and substantive reflections (from all).

Developing thematic support networks: opening safe spaces for questions between senior and junior researchers. Small group of researchers (junior and senior); pre-selected by research focus; prepared questions by doctoral candidate (substantive, methodological etc.).

13:00 - Lunch

14:00 - Plenary II

Early Career Researchers II

16:00 – Refreshments

16:30 – Closing Plenary

The way forward

The third doctoral symposium (proposed host, focuses, methods etc.) and/or other, for example, agreeing research plans to contribute to post-2015 development agenda